Tag: Latam

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 05:33 UTC

  G7 countries lack Unasur “imagination and audacity” to overcome current crisis

  

  The Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Colombian María Emma Mejía said that the region has shown “more imagination and audacity in the measures applied” than G7 countries, which are debating how to get out of the mess they are currently undergoing.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 00:02 UTC

  Crisis, what crisis? Scotch whisky sales to Central and South America soar 49%

  

  Emerging markets helped boost Scotch whisky exports by 22% in the first half of this year, according to new figures. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said global shipments between January and June reached £1.8bn, up from £1.47bn achieved during the same period in 2010.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 15:28 UTC

  UK will reinforce and expand presence in Latin America, says Hague

  

  The UK will reinforce and expand its diplomatic presence in Latin America beefing up embassies and reopening others that have been closed in recent years, said Foreign Secretary William Hague.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  International tourism picking up in first half with South America best performer

  

  International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011 totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals according to the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations organization for the sector.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 04:03 UTC

  Cambridge, Harvard best world universities; US and UK monopolize top rankings

  

  Cambridge has retained its premier status in the QS World University Rankings, beating Harvard for a second year, as UK and US institutions again took the top 10 spots. Latin America figured badly with only six ranked in the 300 universities reviewed, the best in position 169.

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 08:14 UTC

  Food prices inflation in Latin America increases sustainedly says FAO

  

  Annual food inflation in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 8.7% in July almost one full percentage point above the previous month according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 00:29 UTC

  Latam and Caribbean exports forecasted to expand 27% this year, says ECLAC

  

  The value of goods exported from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by 27% in 2011, which is similar to that of last year according to a report presented in Santiago, Chile, by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

• Monday, August 29th 2011 - 08:31 UTC

  Latin American central banks ready to reverse policy and cut interest rates

  

  Latin America’s central banks are coming to the end of steep rises in borrowing costs as the global economic outlook darkens and some are starting to consider policy loosening and interest rate cuts.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 07:32 UTC

  In spite of global crisis, leading Spanish bank optimistic about Latam outlook

  

  In spite of world turbulences the Latin America economy will expand 4.8% in 2011 and 4% in 2012 and 2013 boosted by the high price for commodities and strong domestic demand, according to the Spanish bank BBVA, on its “Latinamerica report”.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 06:55 UTC

  Uruguay and Colombia have best ‘business climate’ in Latin America

  

  Business climate remained stable in Latin America during the second quarter of the year in spite of signs of the incipient global financial crisis, according to the Brazilian Foundation and think-tank Getulio Vargas. Uruguay and Colombia led the pack of the most pro-business countries in the region.